Jewelry-holder.



. PATENTED. FEB. 12, 1907.

M. JERSEMANN. JEWELRY HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED D30- 8. 1906.

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MAX JERSEMANN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO SCHULTZ, JERSEMANN MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A FIRM.

JEWELRY-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 12, 1907.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MAX JnRsEMANN, a subject of the German Emperor, and a resident of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Jewelry-Holders, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to jewelry-holders for display purposes, and is intended to provide a simple and effective, as well as ornamental, support for rings and bracelets, which will exhibit the articles to the best advantage and from which the rings and bracelets may be readily removed by the release of a spring.

In the use of my invention it is only necessary to provide one movable partto wit, a movable flat spring which is inclosed within the body of the holder, so as not to produce an ugly appearance.

In the drawings forming part of this application, Figure 1 is a plan view of a holder of the preferred form with a ring secured thereon. Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is an elevation of the holder with the ring omitted.

In the construction of the holder I produce a small stand 1 for giving the proper incline, and it is preferably made of slanting sides 2, which converge to a point at the top, and a base 3. The parts are first covered with a suitable surface material, such as velvet, 4 and 5, for the purpose of giving it a finished appearance. The inclined front 6 is provided with an aperture 7, through which projects a flat spring 8. The latter is also cov ered with surface material 9, of velvet or the like, such as the material which covers the other parts. The bent end 10 of the spring is secured in the interior of the wall 2 and extends outwardly through the aperture 7 to a point beyond the exterior body sufficient to engage the interior of a ring 11 or other similar piece of jewelry.

On the exterior of the slanting front 6 of the body I provide a stationary abutment 12, which, like the other parts, is covered with a surface material 13, which is secured to the body by means of a pin 14. This abutment is preferably circular on its outer edge 15, so as to engage the interior of the ring 11.

In using the holder the ring is placed over the abutment, the spring 8 is pressed upwardly, the ring laid fiat against the front of the holder. The spring is then released, when it will press downwardly, and the lower portion of the rin together with the stationary abutment orm a means for holding the ring in an inclined position for exhibiting in a show-case and similar purposes. This provides a simple means for holding jewelry without having any unsightly parts, and it is particularly advantageous, because it exhibits the entire article in a very advantageous position.

Having described my invention, what I claim is- A jewelry-holder having a body provided with an upwardly-extending face, having an aperture therein and a spring secured within the body and projecting through the aperture and the face, and an abutment above the aperture, and having a periphery for engagement with the interior of the ring or similar article of jewelry, such spring being adapted to move away from the abutment whereby the spring and abutment form a grip for securing thering or similar article against the face of the holder.

Signed this 6th day of December, 1906.

MAX J ERSEMANN. 

